SWITZERLAND VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,686	1	10,713	- 1,027
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,934	2	7,192	+ 742
Stroke	3	5,435	3	3,918	+ 1,518
Lung Cancers	4	4,147	4	3,520	+ 628
Lung Disease	5	3,547	5	2,902	+ 645
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,178	7	1,995	+ 1,183
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,571	8	1,949	+ 621
Kidney Disease	8	1,822	13	1,261	+ 561
Hypertension	9	1,708	6	2,471	- 763
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,457	17	1,022	+ 435
Breast Cancer	11	1,324	11	1,577	- 252
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,265	12	1,486	- 220
Prostate Cancer	13	1,203	10	1,579	- 376
Stomach Cancer	14	1,086	24	614	+ 473
Other Injuries	15	1,037	30	410	+ 628
Lymphomas	16	1,000	15	1,131	- 132
Bladder Cancer	17	979	23	669	+ 309
Liver Cancer	18	955	19	805	+ 151
Inflammatory/Heart	19	934	16	1,027	- 93
Parkinson's Disease	20	926	18	857	+ 69
Endocrine Disorders	21	911	25	593	+ 319
Other Neoplasms	22	890	20	681	+ 208
Liver Disease	23	793	21	677	+ 116
Leukemia	24	707	22	671	+ 36
Suicide	25	676	14	1,249	- 573
Falls	26	608	9	1,919	- 1,311
Oral Cancer	27	484	26	500	- 16
Ovary Cancer	28	380	29	457	- 78
Oesophagus Cancer	29	377	28	491	- 114
Skin Disease	30	345	40	129	+ 216
Road Traffic Accidents	31	343	34	193	+ 150
Skin Cancers	32	338	27	493	- 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	302	48	78	+ 224
Uterin Cancer	34	302	33	224	+ 78
Asthma	35	212	46	95	+ 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	199	35	186	+ 13
Anemia	37	171	44	102	+ 70
Congenital Anomalies	38	162	31	305	- 143
Cervical Cancer	39	160	42	105	+ 55
Epilepsy	40	154	39	159	- 4
Drug Use	41	145	36	176	- 31
Hepatitis C	42	122	58	15	+ 107
HIV/AIDS	43	101	54	29	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	89	41	122	- 33
Drownings	45	84	50	49	+ 34
Alcohol	46	62	32	229	- 166
Malnutrition	47	57	47	84	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	55	49	68	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	49	54	38	160	- 106
Tuberculosis	50	51	56	21	+ 29
Violence	51	49	51	42	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	52	47	43	105	- 58
Osteoarthritis	53	40	37	170	- 130
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	38	53	32	+ 7
Fires	55	35	55	21	+ 13
Schizophrenia	56	34	45	96	- 62
Poisonings	57	32	60	13	+ 19
Hepatitis B	58	30	63	5	+ 26
Meningitis	59	24	57	20	+ 4
Birth Trauma	60	21	52	32	- 11
Appendicitis	61	15	59	15	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	9	61	11	- 2
Oral conditions	63	8	62	8	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	3	64	4	- 2
Leishmaniasis	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	2	65	2	+ 0
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	66	1	- 0
Encephalitis	70	1	68	1	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Spain

Switzerland

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.